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serpentine


  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Serpentine  \Ser"pen*tine\,  v.  i. 
  To  serpentize.  [R.]  --Lyttleton. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Serpentine  \Ser"pen*tine\,  a.  [L.  serpentinus:  cf  F. 
  serpentin.] 
  Resembling  a  serpent;  having  the  shape  or  qualities  of  a 
  serpent;  subtle;  winding  or  turning  one  way  and  the  other 
  like  a  moving  serpent;  anfractuous;  meandering;  sinuous; 
  zigzag;  as  serpentine  braid. 
 
  Thy  shape  Like  his  and  color  serpentine.  --Milton. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Serpentine  \Ser"pen*tine\,  n.  [Cf.  (for  sense  1)  F.  serpentine, 
  (for  sense  2)  serpentin.] 
  1.  (Min.)  A  mineral  or  rock  consisting  chiefly  of  the  hydrous 
  silicate  of  magnesia.  It  is  usually  of  an  obscure  green 
  color,  often  with  a  spotted  or  mottled  appearance 
  resembling  a  serpent's  skin.  Precious,  or  noble, 
  serpentine  is  translucent  and  of  a  rich  oil-green  color. 
 
  Note:  Serpentine  has  been  largely  produced  by  the  alteration 
  of  other  minerals,  especially  of  chrysolite. 
 
  2.  (Ordnance)  A  kind  of  ancient  cannon. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  serpentine 
  adj  :  resembling  a  serpent  in  form  "a  serpentine  wall";  "snaky 
  ridges  in  the  sand"  [syn:  {snaky}] 




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